Karel Mustmaa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Võru Parish, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK B | ||
| Number | 68 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Võru Helios | ||
| 2014–2021 | Harju | ||
| 2021–2025 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Harju | 6 | (4) |
| 2025– | PAOK B | 23 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Estonia U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2022 | Estonia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Estonia U19 | 14 | (1) |
| 2024– | Estonia U21 | 10 | (3) |
| 2025– | Estonia | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Karel Mustmaa (born 8 August 2005) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward or Greek Super League 2 club PAOK B and the Estonia national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Võru, Mustmaa started playing football with local side Võru Helios before moving to youth academy of Estonian side Harju in 2014 and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2021, where he made six league appearances and scored four goals.
Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Benfica the same year, where he played in the UEFA Youth League. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Greek side PAOK B.[1]
International career
[edit]Mustmaa is an Estonia youth international. During the autumn of 2025, he was first called up to the Estonia national football team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2]
Style of play
[edit]Mustmaa plays as a winger or forward and is left-footed. Estonian news website Soccernet.ee wrote in 2025 that his "trump cards are quick openings and runs. In the past, he has also boasted of winning duels, as he can often put his foot in the right place and grab the ball".[3]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 9 June 2026.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mustmaa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 June 2026 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 5 |  Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 Baltic Cup |
Honours
[edit]Estonia
References
[edit]- ↑ Karel Mustmaa at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Mustmaa esimesest koondisekutsest: ei saa öelda, et ma ei ole seda oodanud" [Mustmaa on his first call-up to the national team: I can't say I wasn't expecting it] (in Estonian). 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Justkui salamisi A-koondisse hiilinud Mustmaa usub tegudesse: ma ei tunne, et minust pole piisavalt räägitud" [Mustmaa, who has seemingly secretly snuck into the A-team, believes in actions: I don't feel like enough has been said about me] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Karel Mustmaa at WorldFootball.net
- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Võru Parish
- Sportspeople from Võru County
- Estonian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football wingers
- Harju JK Laagri players
- PAOK FC B players
- Esiliiga B players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Estonia men's youth international footballers
- Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
- Estonia men's international footballers
- Estonian expatriate men's footballers
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal